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Canada

More than 1,100 cases of academic misconduct at the University of

The number of academic misconduct cases at the University of Manitoba continues to be significantly higher than it was before the pandemic, with inappropriate collaboration hitting a five-year high, according to a recently released report. There were 1,127 cases of academic misconduct In 2021-22. That’s down slightly from 1,147 in 2020-21, but up from a pre-pandemic […]

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World

European court rules Ukraine cases against Russia admissible

Comment on this story Comment THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Europe’s top human rights court ruled Wednesday that it can adjudicate on cases brought by the Netherlands and Ukraine against Russia for alleged rights violations in eastern Ukraine in 2014, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The ruling by the Strasbourg-based European Court of […]

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Health

Excess deaths hit two-year high as flu cases rocket

Some 17,381 deaths were registered in the week to January 12 – 2,837 more than average for the time of year. The number of deaths over those usually expected was the highest since the second wave of Covid in February 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics. The virus accounted for just five percent […]

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Business

Supreme Court punts on Texas and Florida social media cases that

The Supreme Court of the United States building are seen in Washington D.C., United States on December 28, 2022. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to take up a pair of cases challenging social media laws in Texas and Florida that could upend the way […]

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Health

Hope for hospitals as flu cases fall and ambulance delays improve

An average of 3,447 influenza patients were on wards in England last week, down from 5,262 in the seven days to January 8, NHS data showed. It was the second week in a row that beds occupied by flu victims had fallen, after admissions hit the highest level in 10 years during the week before […]

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US

Virtual Worlds, Real-Life Use Cases: How Web2 and Web3 Tackled

Sabnis imagined fans at “every concert, [they] scan the QR code, it acts as a wallet, NFT drops are there, there’s a chance for seat upgrades.” These wallets could sync with where you are in a venue in real time and expand the experience with augmented reality, for example. In the end, whether it’s Web2 […]

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Covid-19

Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people,

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Even mild COVID-19 cases can have major and long-lasting effects on people’s health. That is one of the key findings from our recent multicountry study on long COVID-19 – or long COVID – recently published in the Journal of the American […]

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Travel

Florida reports 65 autochthonous dengue fever cases in 2022 –

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Florida health officials reported two additional autochthonous dengue fever during the last week of 2022 in Miami-Dade County, bringing the state total to 65. Aedes aegypti/CDC Sixty-one of the cases were reported from Miami-Dade County, while the remaining four were from Collier, Broward (2), and Volusia counties. Of the 57 cases serotyped by PCR, […]

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Technology

Why Apple’s Absurdly Expensive iPad Cases Are Totally Worth It

Apple’s cases offer a unique combination of lightness, design, and longevity. If you want a specialist case, though, go elsewhere. Apple really pays attention to the details and the materials. Daniel Romero / Unsplash The last thing you want to do after dropping almost $2k on an iPad is to pay another $100 for the […]

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Health

Genetic genealogy is solving high-profile cases, helped link

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Sources have confirmed Bryan Kohberger was caught for the Moscow, Idaho college student murders using public genealogy databases to confirm a DNA match. It is not the first high-profile crime case to be solved this way- the success rate for DNA companies has been extremely high. So, why aren’t more law […]